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Trudeau commits $1.28 billion toward major Montreal transit project

Ottawa is committing $1.28 billion toward a major Montreal rail project that will connect the city to its suburbs and to its international airport, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday.

At the outset, the funds will come in the form of a grant via Ottawa's infrastructure-funding agreement with Quebec, Trudeau said.

Once the federal government's proposed $35-billion infrastructure bank is operational, Quebec can submit the project for approval, which, if granted, would free up the $1.28 billion for other infrastructure projects in the province.